News Updates

News & Events

January 2009

Jordan Crossingham, a photographer with Liberty’s University Advancement office, was a runner-up in the 2008 Ritz Capture Your World Photo Contest for her black-and-white photograph of two Liberty students, Tre Falwell and Jeremy White, enjoying an end-of-the-year picnic at the Falwell farm in May 2008.
University Advancement staff

Pastor Chris Williamson, who graduated from LU about 19 years ago, spoke at Friday’s convocation service in the Vines Center. Williamson is currently the head pastor at Strong Tower Bible Church in Franklin, Tenn.
University Advancement staff

Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. has announced that Liberty University will be cutting tuition for the 2009-10 academic year by nearly $6 million in an effort to make college more affordable for both its new and existing students.
University Advancement staff

A large number of Liberty University students took a stand for their conservative beliefs during election season — and now LU is encouraging everyone to stay involved by attending the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.
Teresa Dunham

Monday afternoon a rare hush fell over the Liberty University Online offices as staff fled their cubicles to celebrate another major milestone — 30,000 online students — reached Friday at 3:30 p.m.
Paul McLinden

Dwayne Carson, a campus pastor and the director of the Office of Student Leadership at Liberty University, spoke in Monday’s convocation on the need for prayer. “I believe in the power of prayer because I believe in a living God who says casts your burdens on me,” he said.
Dominique McKay

Liberty University welcomed Centra Health’s Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency Program to a newly renovated office and clinical center this week in the lower level of the Plaza shopping center located in mid-town Lynchburg, Va.
University Advancement staff

If you’ve ever wondered what goes on inside a virtual classroom … take a peek. Liberty University Online has launched Online 101, a sample online course that allows prospective students, new students and the curious, to experience LU’s online classroom environment prior to enrolling.
University Advancement staff

The Sounds of Liberty ministry team from Liberty University performed during the March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Jan. 22, with more than 300,000 in attendance. The annual pro-life rally began in 1974, with approximately 20,000 people. Liberty University has been involved with the March for 36 years.
University Advancement staff

As the February/March issue of the Liberty Journal, Liberty University’s bimonthly news, events and features magazine, hits homes this week, readers can also read stories on the new online version that debuted today.
University Advancement staff